Quote Originally Posted by Czanthor
Newbie threads are a bit of a bother, but banning them wouldn't really help. Most people don't read the FAQ, and will start a newbie topic anyway. If that is the case, we'll have 5 closed newbie threads a day, which will take up just as much space, but will also make the person feel unwanted and unlikely to stick around.
Unfortunately, that is probably true.

Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko
There are usually worse topics than newbie threads. One thread would be dumb because it'd get too confusing. We want newbies to feel special when they first come here. By allowing them to create their own intro threads we are letting them to do that.
Agreed, a lot of threads are worse than newbie threads. Ideally, however, a newbie could feel special by creating a thread with an interesting topic and by getting a lot of thoughtful feedback in it. Personally, I would get more satisfaction out of that if I were the newbie.

I apologize, but I just really hate it when I click on a thread and it says "I'm new", and that's it. I'll try to lighten up on the issue.